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===Postage=== The [[franking]] privilege allows members of Congress to send official mail to constituents at government expense. Though they are not permitted to send election materials, borderline material is often sent, especially in the run-up to an election by those in close races.<ref>English (2003), pp. 24β25.</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Simpson, G. R. |date=October 22, 1992 |title=Surprise! Top Frankers Also Have the Stiffest Challenges |publisher=Roll Call}}</ref> Some academics consider free mailings as giving incumbents a big advantage over challengers.<ref name="incumbent" />{{Failed verification|date=February 2019}}<ref>{{cite news |author1=Steven S. Smith |author2=Jason M. Roberts |author3=Ryan J. Vander Wielen |year=2006 |title=The American Congress (Fourth Edition) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWpE_HxuxVEC&q=Smith,+Steven+S.,+Jason+M.+Roberts,+and+Ryan+Vander+Wielen+%282007%29.+The+American+Congress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114214329/https://books.google.com/books?id=fWpE_HxuxVEC&q=Smith%2C+Steven+S.%2C+Jason+M.+Roberts%2C+and+Ryan+Vander+Wielen+%282007%29.+The+American+Congress |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |access-date=September 11, 2010 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=79 |isbn=9781139446990}}</ref>
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